| Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | TBC |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election. Yvette Cooper is the incumbent MP for all parts of this new seat.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency composed of the following wards of the City of Wakefield (as they existed on 1 December 2020):[2]
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston
- Altofts and Whitwood
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
- Knottingley
- Pontefract North
- Pontefract South[3]
It will comprise the current Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford seat excluding the Normanton ward, which includes the town of Normanton and the civil parishes of Warmfield cum Heath and Kirkthorpe.
Members of Parliament[edit]
Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBC | TBC | |
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yvette Cooper | ||||
| SDP | Trevor Lake | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Needle | ||||
| Reform UK | John Thomas | ||||
| Green | Olli Watkins | ||||
| Conservative | Laura Weldon | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also[edit]
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References[edit]
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.